THE CALENDAR
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AUDITIONS
Talent Competition Entries
Through Jan 9, The
Jacksonville Symphony will
continue to accept entries
for its annual talent competition
which is open to performers
of all ages in
Jacksonville and the surrounding
communities.
Audition applications must
be received by January 9.
The application and competition
rules can be viewed
and downloaded on the
Jacksonville Symphony’s
Web site, www.jaxsym.com.
For more info, call 719-
9215. ‚“The Talent Among
Us,” auditions will be held on
Saturday, January 24, 2009
with the competition taking
place on Saturday, February
28.
THEATER & COMEDY
Comedian Dan St. Paul
Dec 31, 7:15pm and
9:30pm, Jan 2, 8pm, Dan St.
Paul headlines New Years
Eve comedy show. 15,
$17.50 VIP. Mason City
Limits Comedy Club, Mason
City. For more info, call 482-
5233 or go to
www.mclimits.com.
Comedian Emo Phillips
Dec 26, 7:30pm, Dec 27
7:15pm and 9:30pm, Emo
Phillips has been seen on
The David Letterman Show,
HBO and Arsenio Hall. $15
cash, $17.50 VIP. Mason City
Limits Comedy Club, Mason
City. For more info, call 482-
5233 or go to
www.mclimits.com
Donnie B’s Funny
Bone New Year’s Eve
Show
Dec 31, 6pm, 8pm, and
10pm, Bring in the New Year
laughing as The Midnight
Swinger puts on a comedy
show resembling a Las
Vegas Revue. The pompadour
wearing comedian
will entertain the audience
with jokes, dancing and
singing. $50 per couple,
$100 for the 2 star package,
$120 for the 3 star package,
$195 for the four star package.
Donnie B’s Funny Bone,
2937 West White oaks Dr.
For info, call 391-0136.
Donnie B’s Funny Bone
Presents Dan Chopin
Dec 26-27, 7:30pm and
9:30pm, Dan Chopin will
give stand-up comedy show.
$13 general admission, $15
VIP. Donnie B’s Funny Bone,
2937 West White Oaks Dr.
For more info, call 391-
JOKE.
MUSIC:
GENERAL EVENTS
African Drumming
Ensemble Concert
Dec 31, 3pm-6pm, Learn to
drum at a drumming workshop
and make traditional
African masks. The event
features a concert by the
African Drumming
Ensemble. Springfield High
School, 101 S. Lewis St. For
more info, call 544-1289.
Land of Lincoln
Barbershop Chorus
Every Tu, 7:30-10pm, Land
of Lincoln Barbershop
Chorus singing for all male
singers who like 4-part harmony.
Hoogland Center for
the Arts, 420 S. Sixth St.
Free. For more info, call 737-
3359 or go to www.landoflincolnbarbershop.com
Lincoln’s Birthday
Celebration
Dec 31, 8pm, Grammy
Award wining
composer/folklorist duo Jay
Ungar and Molly Mason will
lead a musical “Early
Birthday Celebration for A.
Lincoln.” Sangamon
Auditorium, UIS. For more
info or to purchase tickets
call 206-6160.
Sound Celebration Chorus
Every M, 7-10pm, For
women who like to sing.
Hoogland Center for the Arts,
420 S. Sixth St. For info, call
523-4363 or go to
www.soundcelebration.org.
Speak on Holy Ground
First Sat mnthly, 7-11pm,
Featuring special guests,
karaoke, open mic, poetry,
music, spoken word, and
testimonies. Free. Holy
Ground Coffee House, 304
W. Allen. For more info, call
306-2592 or go to
www.cggm.org/events.
DANCE
Bellydance Free Open
House/Workshop
Jan 4, 2-2:30pm, Experience
the joy and excitement of fitness
created for real
women’s bodies. BellyDance,
Bellyrobics, Dance
Meditation demos. Free. Red
School Mall, 1275 Wabash.
For more info, call 280-0719
or go to www.bellydancespringfield.com.
Bellydance Mini-Workshop
Jan 3, 10-10:30am, For the
inexperienced dancer: we’ll
start with basic isolation
movements, progress to
simple combos and then set
them to music. Free. Karida’s
School of Orientale Dance,
1432 E Sangamon Ave. For
more info, call 241-8370 or
go to
www.karidazahava.com/wor
kshops.
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